Another Eagles Super Bowl, and what do you know? Once again, Tom Brady wasn’t there in the end. The greatest quarterback in NFL history/minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders/loser of Super Bowl LII to Nick Foles was supposed to be here Thursday afternoon to speak in-person about that ancillary role of his: color analyst on Fox.

From Brady to the future of pregame shows to predicting the ratings, The Athletic's media columnists analyze the big game.

Tom Brady’s massive 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox has faced plenty of scrutiny this past season. Not just because Brady is a novice broadcaster, but he also faced league-mandated restrictions amid his minority stake in the Raiders.